Where does “alım gücü” come from?

alım gücü (Turkish) comes from Turkish güç, from Ottoman Turkish گوچ, from Proto-Turkic gǖč — force, strength, power.

alım gücü (Turkish): purchasing power

Definitions

  1. purchasing power

Ancestry of “alım gücü”, step by step

alım gücü traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Turkish güç

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishgüçhard, difficult; strength, force; power
2Ottoman Turkishگوچmigration
3Proto-Turkicgǖčforce, strength, power

via Turkish alım

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishalımfirst-person singular possessive of al
Every word from Proto-Turkic gǖč →Every word from Ottoman Turkish گوچ →Every word from Turkish güç →